Posts Tagged ‘adventure’
“How Many Miles?” 10,000 Island’s Trip Report by Emma Savoie
From across the country, ten brave souls took a break from life, work, and school to explore the islands that dot the southwest coastline of Florida, jetting out into the Gulf of Mexico.
Read More“To Love and Be Loved” Calcutta Mission Trip Report
For all the merriment contained in the Christmas season, a highlight of December was a joyful venture to West Bengal, India with a wonderful gathering of our camp family and alum. We had former staff members, current staff members, and parents of future staff members in our group. Numbering at 19 CKC staff and alum…
Read More“Worm & Flippers and Their Great Appalachian Adventure” Trip Report by Lizzie Denham
Last year, my Chos-man Aaron Miller and I hiked the Appalachian Trail. For those who are unfamiliar with the AT, it is a 2,194-mile trail stretching from Springer Mountain, GA to Mount Katahdin, ME. Every year, aspiring thru-hikers start at one end with the intention of getting to the other before the snow starts blowing. On average, 25% of people who start a thru-hike of the AT finish it. Aaron and I were 2 of that blessed 25% who made it to the end. Along the way, we went by trail names, his being “Flippers” and mine being “Worm.”
Read More“Let Him Deliver” Ricky Lytle Shares Love for the River in Ecuador
When Ricky Lytle left Dartmouth College in January of 2021 for his Winter term, his intention was to try his hand teaching kayaking in a different culture as well as to assist with some mission work on the edge of the Amazon. While his goals were clear when he arrived in Ecuador, Ricky wasn’t entirely…
Read More“Delighting in the Human Race” by Emily Heyne
I do see the creative life of the Trinity at play in them, at the exuberant young voices raised in delight and affection for one another and for the role each individual holds in her place here. Camp life reminds me that I don’t need a special occasion to raise my voice in song, I simply need to run out of dinner rolls.
Read More“Challenges Help You Grow” by Jess Pienta
It’s still surreal for me to think about what the past 4 months have been. Five days after I finished working at Family Camp this past summer, I was in the air flying to Europe. You could say that was a whirlwind for sure. After I finished working as Head of Wilderness, I shortly began…
Read MoreLove the Wild
I remember most the silence. Prayer flags and pennants floated from the stone houses around us–houses that seemed to have grown into the landscape itself. They were less like stones stacked one on another by human hands and more like crags in the cold and barren hillside, weathered and roughened by centuries. From that hilltop…
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